Luciano Caravani

Luciano Caravani

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	April 14, 1953 Vicenza, Italy
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7 ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Sprint
Club	G.S. Fiamme Oro
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m: 10.23 (1979)
Medal record Summer Universiade 1979 Mexico City 4x100 metres relay 1977 Sofia 4x100 metres relay Mediterranean Games 1979 Split 200 metres 1979 Split 4x100 metres relay 1975 Algers 4x100 metres relay European Cup 1975 Nice 4x100 metres relay

Luciano Caravani (born 14 April 1953 in Vicenza, Veneto) is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.

He won six medals at the International athletics competitions, of these five with the national relay team.^[1]

Biography

His personal best 100 metres time is 10.23 seconds, achieved in August 1984 in Zurich.^[2] His personal best 200 metres time is 20.59 seconds, achieved in July 1979 in Algiers.^[3] He has 34 caps in national team from 1975 to 1983.^[4]

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Event
1976	Olympic Games	Montreal, Canada	6th	4 × 100 m relay
1979	Mediterranean Games	Split, Yugoslavia	1st	200 m[5]
1982	European Championships	Athens, Greece	4th	4 × 100 m relay

National championships

In the "Pietro Mennea era", Luciano Caravani has won two times the individual national championship.^[6][7]

• 1 win in the 100 metres (1977)
• 1 win in the 60 metres indoor (1975)

See also

• Italy national relay team

References

1. "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
2. Italian all-time list, men's 100 metres (last updated for year 2000)
3. Italian all-time list, men's 200 metres (last updated for year 2000)
4. Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
5. Mediterranean Games - GBR Athletics
6. ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
7. "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 10 December 2012.

External links

• Luciano Caravani at Sports Reference